Abstract
The Don Ashbaugh Papers (1950-1960) document Las Vegas history, Nevada history, and ghost towns. The collection is comprised of the working manuscript of Don Ashbaugh's book, Nevada's Turbulent Yesterday: A Study in Ghost Towns. The collection also contains typescript drafts, newspaper clippings, and a geographical index of Nevada ghost towns.
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The Don Ashbaugh Papers (1950-1960) document Las Vegas, Nevada history, and ghost towns. The collection is comprised of the working manuscript of Don Ashbaugh's book, Nevada's Turbulent Yesterday: A Study in Ghost Towns. The collection also contains typescript drafts, newspaper clippings, and a geographical index. Ashbaugh, columnist and editor at the Las Vegas Review Journal in the 1950s, wrote a weekly column entitled "Ghost Towns of Nevada" for many years.
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Collection is open for research.
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyrights and other rights. See Reproductions and Use on the UNLV Special Collections and Archives website for more information about reproductions and permissions to publish.
Arrangement
Newspaper clippings are arranged alphabetically by city. The rest of the collection remains in original order.
Preferred Citation
Don Ashbaugh Papers on Nevada Ghost Towns, 1950-1960. MS-00130. Special Collections, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Acquisition Note
Materials were donated in 1969 by Maryellen Sadovich; accession number 2017-133, original accession number T-13.
Processing Note
The materials in this collection were minimally processed by Chantel Clark in 2017. Many of the clippings and drafts remain unsorted.